Description

Oxford College of Emory University www.oxford.emory.edu invites applications for the position of Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy, to begin August 1, 2018. The initial appointment will be for one year (possibly renewable for up to three years). Teaching responsibilities include 3 courses per semester, and will include a course in the candidate's AOS, a course in Emory's 3-course history of Philosophy sequence, and courses at the introductory level.

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One of Emory University's four schools partnering in undergraduate education, Oxford College provides 950 first- and second-year students of high academic profile an intensive liberal-arts program for the first two years of their Emory bachelor¿s degree. We are interested in candidates with a commitment to working with a remarkably diverse student body in an inclusive learning community. Applications from women and historically underrepresented minorities are particularly welcome. To apply, candidates should submit a cover letter, CV, a teaching statement and sample syllabi, and a research statement. For fullest consideration, applications will begin to be reviewed March 13, 2018.

-PhD in Philosophy by time of appointment, with a specialization in either Asian, Africana, or Latin American philosophy. In addition to teaching courses for first- and second-year students in their area of specialization, the successful candidate will have a demonstrated interest in teaching excellence at the undergraduate level, and the ability to teach either introductory Ethics or Logic as well as a course in Emorys history of philosophy sequence. The ability to teach bioethics is also desirable.-79713BR